Water contract talks improve between Winnsboro and Mid County

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WINNSBORO —Contract talks for the purchase of water between the Town of Winnsboro and Mid County Water appear to be on the up and up.

The two sides met on Wednesday and as a result of those discussions, which lasted approximately an hour, the Town of Winnsboro’s water committee will recommend council extend the cutoff period to allow for continued negotiation.

“It was a progressive meeting with some healthy discussion,” water committee attorney John Fantry told The Herald Independent on Thursday.

The water committee will recommend full council to extend Mid County Water’s shutoff date, scheduled for April 16, by six weeks.

That recommendation will come at the next regular council meeting on April 15 and will need a vote to be approved.